Amman vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$383
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
39
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
903K

The cost of living in Amman is 2% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5667th and 5777th ($1004 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3456th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$8345

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$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547